Can not turn off computer

[phantrongnghia]

I am using puppy 2.01

I can't turn off computer, when I choose poweroff, it always startx


How to fix ?

Thanks

[marksouth2000]

At the boot prompt, try experimenting with some different choices:

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puppy acpi=on
puppy acpi=off
puppy acpi=force

At least one of these should allow you to shutdown the machine by selecting "poweroff" from the menu.

[Dougal]

Try running in a terminal

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modprobe apm

then shutting down. If it does the job you can add that line into /etc/rc.d/rc.local.

[Flash]

If you figure it out, please edit your original post to add "(Solved)" to the subject line.

[gw]

Hello,

I have also problems to shutdown with puppy 2.00 and 2.01 but only on a Toshiba Tecra. I've tried the following :

Boot options :
puppy acpi=on : I must remove the battery to shutdown
puppy acpi =off : I can shutdown, but..only with the switch ON/OF button
puppy acpi = force : I can only shutdown by removing the battery (switch ON/OFF does nothing)

I've also tried the command "modprobe apm" but I receive the message :
FATAL:Error inserting apm (/lib/modules/2.6.16.7/arch/apm.ko) : No such device).

With puppy 1.08 and 1.09 I had no problem with the Toshiba.
I have no problem with my other machines, and with these machines, the command "modprobe apm" does not give an error message.

If you have any idea.....

Amicalement
-- gw

[Billcnz]

as per Dougle's post above, I found I also had to add a "modprobe apm" line to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local to get my Toshiba laptop to automatically power off after shutdown, but are we missing the point of the original question here? I think he is saying that X is restarting after he logs out?

[MU]

Bill, right

It might help to see the last lines in the file
/root/.xinitrc

And the section for reboot/poweroff in /root.jwmrc

Maybe the translation caused a problem?

In my Puppy 2.01 it looks like this, how looks yours, phantrongnghia ?

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  <Menu label="Shut Down" icon="shutdown24.xpm" height="16">
   <Exit confirm="false" label="Exit to prompt" icon="prompt16.xpm" />
   <Program label="Reboot computer" icon="mini-turn.xpm">exec /usr/X11R6/bin/wmreboot</Program>
   <Program label="Power-off computer" icon="mini-stop.xpm">exec /usr/X11R6/bin/wmpoweroff</Program>
   <Restart label="JWM restart" icon="mini-windows.xpm"/>
<!--   <Program label="xxx restart" icon="mini-windows.xpm">restartwm jwm</Program> -->
<!--   <Program label="Fvwm95 restart" icon="mini-windows.xpm">restartwm fvwm95</Program> -->
<!--   <Program label="iceWM restart" icon="mini-windows.xpm">restartwm icewm</Program> -->
   <Program label="X restart" icon="mini-x.xpm">restartwm</Program>
  </Menu>

Mark